Arbitrary Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability in VMware Workstation and Fusion

Arbitrary Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability in VMware Workstation and Fusion

CVE-2016-7461 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro 8.x before 8.5.2 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access on the host OS) via unspecified vectors.

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